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Monday, February 6, 2012

The State of the Republican Race for the Presidency right now, to it simply, bluntly but accurately. Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are beating the hall out of each other, to win a Presidential Nomination. That might be worth a damn thing if the Nominee and the Runner Up, look like hell. After being beaten up so much by their fellow Republicans, in the Primary Season. All they are doing right now, is to do whatever they can to win as many States as possible. To collect as many Delegates as possible in order to win the Presidential Nomination, at any cost. And while they are doing this, all they are doing is making each other look like Flip Floppers. Accusing the other of taking positions in the past, that they now disagree with. Positions that at one time they may have agreed with, like with Newt Gingrich accusing Mitt Romney of supporting. The Healthcare Mandate, a position at one time he held himself or Mitt bashing the 2010 Affordable Care Act and calling it ObamaCare. A law that was designed around the Massachusetts Healthcare Law of 2004-05. A law that GOV. Romney supported then and now, that Democrats like as well. Thats been labeled RomneyCare, a law that the 2010 AFA was designed around. With the Healthcare Mandate, Healthcare Tax Credit and the Consumer Protections. Better known as the Patients Bill of Rights.

The way they are going now, the Republican Party will definitely have Presidential Nominee. At least by convention time but at what cost, where their Nominee is basically hated by the people he beat? Where they have a Divided Party facing a United Party, that may have an improving economy and a popular President leading their ticket. Here some more bad news, the January Jobs Reports that saw the United States create 243K jobs. And the Unemployment Rate falling to 8.3%, the lowest in three years. President Obama's Approval Rating hit 50% today the first time in about a year, if he's at around 55-60. Going into the Presidential Election, with an Approval Rating between 55-60%. This Election is over and just a matter by how much the President is reelected by. And what Congress will look like next year, who controls the House and Senate and by what margins. President Obama now has a higher Approval Rating then George W, Bush. At the same time in their Presidencies and President Bush got reelected with 53% of the vote in 2004. And with another Republican Congress, these are all things that the GOP has to keep in mind. As they go forward in the Primary Season, how badly do they want to beat someone. Who might be leading their ticket in the General Election.

All of this ammunition that Republicans are throwing at each other now, excuse the expression can come back to bite them in the ass. Because its one thing to deny charges that the other party throws at you. But its harder to do, when members of your own party throw the same charges at you as well.

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I blog about practically everything that I'm interested in and knowledgeable about. Primarily about current affairs, news, politics and history. But for history, is not just about government and politics. But it covers those things, but entertainment, from movies to music, TV, sports, movies that are about politics and current affairs. Whether the characters are played by actors, or whether the film is in documentary form.

I'm interested in a lot of different things and spend a lot of my time learning about those things to the point that I feel the need to tell everybody what I know and think about what I have learn. Not sure if that is a good thing, or not. Since I'm a blogger, I hope that is good. Again for current affairs and news, as well as politics. But what is going on in those areas today, but also what happened in those areas in the past. History, is about teaching today's generation about what happened in the past. So we know what went well back in the day, but also what didn't work. So we know what works and what doesn't.

But again not just current affairs, news and politics. I love movies, especially classic movies. And when I'm not working and I'm at home, you can generally find me watching a movie. Or a ball game from that day, or a ball game from the past. And then if I'm really interested in what I'm seeing and I believe I'm pretty knowledgable about that, you can generally find what I learn from what I just watched up on my blog. You can physically take me away from my blog, but my mind is always there thinking about what's next for the blog. Looking for the next piece to write about.

I'm also a big fan of bios and watch a lot of them and read about people I'm interested in a lot as well. And again when I see a good bio about someone that I'm really interested in and I'm knowledgeable about, you can find what I know about that person and era up on my blog. I love documentaries, true crime, bios and bios of all kinds. Actors, politicians, athletes musicians, activists, a lot of different people.

I blog about a lot of different things. So if you're checking out my blog, but you're only interested in perhaps a few areas, you're probably not going to see a lot of what you're looking for. And end up seeing a lot of things you could probably care less about. But if you're someone who has multiple interests and knowledgable about those areas as well, I hope you check out my blog. Because I think we can learn from each other. I always welcome input to my blog. Just try to keep it professional and courteous. We can disagree with each other without trying to destroy each other. And perhaps even learn from each other.